青年期女性の顕在的・潜在的自尊心の不一致が自他への攻撃性に与える影響

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It is said that human aggression is related not only to aggressive behavior toward others but also to the occurrence of suicide-related behaviors such as suicidal ideation and suicide attempts, but its relationship with background factors has not been fully clarified. In this study, we focused on the discrepancy between explicit self-esteem (ESE) and implicit self-esteem (ISE) as a background factor leading to increased aggression, and examined how the type of discrepancy and the size of the discrepancy affect aggression toward self and others. Female undergraduate and graduate students were asked about ESE, ISE, aggression, and suicidal ideation, and data from 147 students were finally analyzed. Results of a hierarchical multiple regression analysis showed that having a higher ISE than ESE increased aggression toward self and others. These findings suggest the need for interventions to reduce the discrepancy between ESE and ISE in order to reduce aggression toward others and self.